John 3:5

3:5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, ¹  unless a person is born of water and spirit, ²  he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

John 5:14

5:14 After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, ³  lest anything worse happen to you.”

John 17:21

17:21 that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray ⁴  that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.

John 21:3

21:3 Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they replied. ⁵  They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

John 21:18

21:18 I tell you the solemn truth, ⁶  when you were young, you tied your clothes around you ⁷  and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up ⁸  and bring you where you do not want to go.”

¹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

² tn Or “born of water and wind” (the same Greek word, πνεύματος [pneumatos], may be translated either “spirit/Spirit” or “wind”).

³ tn Since this is a prohibition with a present imperative, the translation “stop sinning” is sometimes suggested. This is not likely, however, since the present tense is normally used in prohibitions involving a general condition (as here) while the aorist tense is normally used in specific instances. Only when used opposite the normal usage (the present tense in a specific instance, for example) would the meaning “stop doing what you are doing” be appropriate.

⁵ tn The words “I pray” are repeated from the first part of v. 20 for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “they said to him.”

⁹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

¹⁰ tn Or “you girded yourself.”

¹¹ tn Grk “others will gird you.”